Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Nigeria
Nigeria: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 11.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11.6%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
14th
of 198 countries
All-time high
12.9%
in 1980
All-time low
9.9%
in 2010
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Nigeria, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Nigeria is 11.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Nigeria peaked at 12.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2010.
That places Nigeria 14th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.9% | — |
| 1981 | 12.8% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 12.7% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 12.6% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 12.5% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 12.4% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 12.3% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 12.2% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 12.1% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 12.0% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 11.9% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 11.8% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 11.7% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 11.6% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 11.5% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 11.4% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 11.3% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 11.2% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 10.9% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.5% | 12.0% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 10.9% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 9.9% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.9% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 11.0% | 11.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Nigeria?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Nigeria was 11.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2010.
- How does Nigeria rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Nigeria ranks 14th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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